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There will be 150 properties for rent through Dunbritton Housing Association and another 45 available to buy.

Main contractor Marshall Construction has been on site for several months now and has been largely focussed on piling the foundations of the various buildings on the site.

Residents may also have noticed a large steel frame, which is now visible from outside the construction site and is the first block to be erected.

Emma said: “It’s the first time that we’ve been able to see the scale/massing of the new development so it’s really exciting.

“This block will house Dunbritton Housing Association’s new office as well as 24 new homes. We expect the office to be open spring 2019 and the first homes to be complete around 12 months from now.”

The building work is led by Marshall Construction in a joint partnership between the Scottish Government, West Dunbartonshire Council, Dunbritton Housing Association, Cullross and the Bank of Scotland.

In January last year, the Lennox Herald reported that work had started to demolish the historic whisky distillery which had been an iconic part of the Dumbarton landscape since 1938.

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Standing opposite Dumbarton Rock, the famous distillery was once the largest of its kind in Europe and prompted members of the House of Commons to label Dumbarton as “the whisky capital of the world”.

Ambitious plans to regenerate this part of town is now well underway with the ongoing development of a waterfront path which will link the historic castle with the town centre, due to be completed by the end of 2019.

The new West Dunbartonshire Council offices are now open next to the land.

And in May, Lidl also got the go ahead to open a brand new store at the site, which will create 100 jobs.

We contacted Lidl to ask for an update on their plans.

A spokeswoman said: “No construction has begun just yet and we are still working towards an estimated time for store opening before the end of 2019.”